Dining Guide
Austin’s BBQ and Catering
This converted gas station, its service bays occupied by two portable cast-iron pits, immediately filled our tanks with pecan-smoked brisket and tender pepper-crusted pork ribs. The fresh coleslaw made up for a tomatoey sauce better suited to pasta. We ignored the five chain-link-enclosed picnic tables and ate by the car—whose own tank was soon filled by the Buc-Ee’s next door.
City: Eagle Lake
Cuisine: Barbecue
Method: Pecan; indirect heat-pit
Pitmaster: Ron Janow
Pro-tip: The buttermilk pie is worth your time.
Address: 507 E. Main, Eagle Lake, TX, 77434
Hours: Wed 9-4, Thurs-Sat 9-6, Sun 9-4
Phone: 979-234-5250
Year Opened: 1982
Last updated: May 3, 2013
Reviews
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Austin’s BBQ and Catering
If you’re in the market for brisket, be sure to get the fatty rather than the lean, and be sure they leave the crust on when cutting your order. We didn’t know to say anything on our first visit, and our …
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Austin’s BBQ and Catering
Only two BBQ joints in Texas have made it into Texas Monthly’s Top 50 BBQ in 1997, 2003, and 2008 without being in the top 5. One is Schoepf’s in Belton and the other is Austin’s in Eagle Lake. I’ve …
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Austin’s BBQ and Catering
This converted gas station, its service bays occupied by two portable cast-iron pits, immediately filled our tanks with pecan-smoked brisket and tender pepper-crusted pork ribs. The fresh coleslaw made up for a tomatoey sauce better suited to pasta. We ignored …